In pictures: nature reclaims quiet public places during the pandemic

Apr 25, 2020

Turf war: a fox and a dog run around an empty skate park in Ashkelon, Israel

Image: REUTERS/ Amir Cohen

Ceri Parker

Previously Commissioning Editor, Forum Stories, World Economic Forum

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With much of the world under lockdown, noisy public places have become quiet, weeds are creeping through the cracks and animals are venturing out onto our streets.

Here are some images captured by Reuters photographers of wildlife during the strange calm of the coronavirus pandemic.

Two's company: Fox cubs under a popular boardwalk at Lake Ontario, Canada Image: REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Boar walk: a residential street in Haifa, Israel Image: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Vegetation has quickly sprung up in this abandoned playground in Khiam, Lebanon Image: REUTERS/Aziz Taher

Dear friend: a man feeds some visitors in Romford, England Image: REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

A coyote stands by a quiet road by the Golden Gate Bridge in California, USA Image: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

A monkey crosses the road near India's Presidential Palace in New Delhi Image: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2TOF9XRO9K

A faithful flock: Goats outside a church in Llandudno, Wales Image: REUTERS/Carl Recine - RC22VF9B0AT7

And finally, police in Australia captured this video of a kangeroo with a spring in its stride on Adeleide's empty streets.

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